7 Best adventure books like Alone in the Fortress of the Bears: 70 Days Surviving Wilderness Alaska: Foraging, Fishing, Hunting by Bruce Buck Nelson

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Alone in the Fortress of the Bears: 70 Days Surviving Wilderness Alaska: Foraging, Fishing, Hunting

By: Bruce Buck Nelson

4.39

Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition

On the last day of June, my bush pilot left me alone and without food in a wilderness rainforest of…

If you liked the adventure plot in Alone in the Fortress of the Bears: 70 Days Surviving Wilderness Alaska: Foraging, Fishing, Hunting by Bruce Buck Nelson , here is a list of 7 books like this:

1. Into the Abyss: How a Deadly Plane Crash Changed the Lives of a Pilot, a Politician, a Criminal and a Cop

By: Carol Shaben

4.75

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Only four men survived the plane crash. The pilot. A politician. A cop... and the criminal he was s… read more

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2. Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Survival

By: Yossi Ghinsberg

3.79

Format: 704 pages, Hardcover

What begins as a dream adventure for four amicable, if hastily met, mochileros (backpackers) quickl… read more

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3. Steel Boat Iron Hearts: A U-boat Crewman's Life Aboard U-505

By: None , None

4.20

Format: 251 pages,

Hans Goebeler is known as the man who "pulled the plug" on U-505 in 1944 to keep his beloved U-boat… read more

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4. Mother of God: An Extraordinary Journey into the Uncharted Tributaries of the Western Amazon

By: Paul Rosolie

4.20

Format: None pages, Paperback

For fans of The Lost City of Z, Walking the Amazon, and Turn Right at Machu Picchu comes naturalist… read more

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5. Tent for Seven: A Camping Adventure Gone South Out West

By: Marty Ohlhaut

4.41

Format: 250 pages, Paperback

Riveting true story about the power of family and the majesty of the wilderness Marty Ohlhaut lo… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • adventure
"Had I known just how memorable our trip was about to be, we never would have left the house."

-Marty Ohlhaut, Tent for Seven: A Camping Adventure Gone South Out West

"It was that melancholy time of afternoon, when spirits seem suspended between the day’s activities and the night’s reminiscence."

-Marty Ohlhaut, Tent for Seven: A Camping Adventure Gone South Out West

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6. Wander: A Memoir of Letting go and Walking 2,000 Miles to a Meaningful Life

By: Ryan Benz

4.51

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

2024 READERS' FAVORITE INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER 2023 ROYAL DRAGONFLY BOOK AWARD WINNER B.R… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • nature
"Stepping out of your comfort zone is far greater than the comfort itself."

-Ryan Benz, Wander: A Memoir of Letting go and Walking 2,000 Miles to a Meaningful Life

"It’s only when we slow down that we notice all the beauty surrounding us."

-Ryan Benz, Wander: A Memoir of Letting go and Walking 2,000 Miles to a Meaningful Life

"If the thing you are doing is giving you meaning and purpose, time spent doing it is never wasted."

-Ryan Benz, Wander: A Memoir of Letting go and Walking 2,000 Miles to a Meaningful Life

"I realized that was how problems worked. When you quit worrying about them, they ceased being problems."

-Ryan Benz, Wander: A Memoir of Letting go and Walking 2,000 Miles to a Meaningful Life

Cover of Alligators Eat Marshmallows (And Other Things I Learned On My 10,000 Mile Road Trip Around The USA!): A Comedy Memoir by Tony James Slater

7. Alligators Eat Marshmallows (And Other Things I Learned On My 10,000 Mile Road Trip Around The USA!): A Comedy Memoir

By: Tony James Slater

4.46

Format: 488 pages, Kindle Edition

“Show me America!” he cried out to the people. “Okay,” they replied, their voices a roar… “You aske… read more

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Cover of Duel Under the Stars: The Memoir of a Luftwaffe Night Pilot in World War II by Wilhelm Johnen

8. Duel Under the Stars: The Memoir of a Luftwaffe Night Pilot in World War II

By: Wilhelm Johnen

4.22

Format: 293 pages, Kindle Edition

"The enemy bomber grew larger in my sights and the rear gunner was sprayed by my guns just as he op… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The Last Escaper: The Untold First-Hand Story of the Legendary World War II Bomber Pilot, "Cooler King" and Arch Escape Artist by Peter Tunstall

9. The Last Escaper: The Untold First-Hand Story of the Legendary World War II Bomber Pilot, "Cooler King" and Arch Escape Artist

By: Peter Tunstall

4.45

Format: 418 pages, Kindle Edition

“A remarkable memoir of a British lad’s salad days flying bombers against the Nazis and then repeat… read more

Similar categories in Peter Tunstall's The Last Escaper: The Untold First-Hand Story of the Legendary World War II Bomber Pilot, "Cooler King" and Arch Escape Artist book and Bruce Buck Nelson's Alone in the Fortress of the Bears: 70 Days Surviving Wilderness Alaska: Foraging, Fishing, Hunting

  • nonfiction
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10. Only When I Step On It: One Man's Inspiring Journey to Hike The Appalachian Trail Alone

By: Peter Conti

4.34

Format: 405 pages, Kindle Edition

What if you could experience the thrill of an epic voyage through insurmountable obstacles without … read more

Similar categories in Peter Conti's Only When I Step On It: One Man's Inspiring Journey to Hike The Appalachian Trail Alone book and Bruce Buck Nelson's Alone in the Fortress of the Bears: 70 Days Surviving Wilderness Alaska: Foraging, Fishing, Hunting

  • nonfiction
  • adventure
Cover of Force of Nature: Three Women Tackle The John Muir Trail by Joan M. Griffin

11. Force of Nature: Three Women Tackle The John Muir Trail

By: Joan M. Griffin

4.44

Format: 395 pages, Kindle Edition

"Lace up your hiking boots! Let Griffin guide you over granite mountains, through thunderstorms, an… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • adventure
Cover of Lost on Purpose: Adventures of a 21st Century Mountain Man (Real-Life Adventures of the Texas Yeti Book 1) by Patrick     Taylor

12. Lost on Purpose: Adventures of a 21st Century Mountain Man (Real-Life Adventures of the Texas Yeti Book 1)

By: Patrick Taylor

4.08

Format: 191 pages, Kindle Edition

“Lost on Purpose” is the non-fiction adventure narrative of a former technology executive who took … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • adventure
Cover of The Call of the Last Frontier: The True Story of a Woman's Twenty-Year Alaska Adventure by Melissa L. Cook

13. The Call of the Last Frontier: The True Story of a Woman's Twenty-Year Alaska Adventure

By: Melissa L. Cook

4.43

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

"I went to Alaska searching for a job and found an adventure!" —Melissa L. Cook It’s all here—livi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • adventure
Cover of Follow Me to Alaska: A true story of one couple’s adventure adjusting from life in a cul-de-sac in El Paso, Texas, to a cabin off-grid in the wilderness of Alaska by Ann Parker

14. Follow Me to Alaska: A true story of one couple’s adventure adjusting from life in a cul-de-sac in El Paso, Texas, to a cabin off-grid in the wilderness of Alaska

By: Ann Parker

4.14

Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition

A retired law enforcement officer turned pilot and a former math teacher chose to leave their home … read more

Similar categories in Ann Parker's Follow Me to Alaska: A true story of one couple’s adventure adjusting from life in a cul-de-sac in El Paso, Texas, to a cabin off-grid in the wilderness of Alaska book and Bruce Buck Nelson's Alone in the Fortress of the Bears: 70 Days Surviving Wilderness Alaska: Foraging, Fishing, Hunting

  • nonfiction
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15. Alone in the Fortress of the Bears: 70 Days Surviving Wilderness Alaska: Foraging, Fishing, Hunting

By: Bruce Buck Nelson

4.39

Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition

On the last day of June, my bush pilot left me alone and without food in a wilderness rainforest of… read more

Similar categories in Bruce Buck Nelson's Alone in the Fortress of the Bears: 70 Days Surviving Wilderness Alaska: Foraging, Fishing, Hunting book and Bruce Buck Nelson's Alone in the Fortress of the Bears: 70 Days Surviving Wilderness Alaska: Foraging, Fishing, Hunting

  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • adventure
Cover of This Is Gonna Hurt: Thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Continental Divide Trail, and Arizona Trail in a Calendar Year by Brandon Weis

16. This Is Gonna Hurt: Thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Continental Divide Trail, and Arizona Trail in a Calendar Year

By: Brandon Weis

4.34

Format: 437 pages, Kindle Edition

This is Gonna Hurt is the embodiment of unrelenting pursuit of a singular goal, no matter how much … read more

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Cover of River Hippies & Mountain Men: Adventures of a 21st Century Mountain Man (Real-Life Adventures of the Texas Yeti Book 2) by Patrick     Taylor

17. River Hippies & Mountain Men: Adventures of a 21st Century Mountain Man (Real-Life Adventures of the Texas Yeti Book 2)

By: Patrick Taylor

4.28

Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition

River Hippies & Mountain Men is the latest non-fiction adventure from Patrick Taylor (the Texas Yet… read more

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Cover of Three Years A Traveler: One woman, One dog, Seven Rvs, and the path less traveled to heal the heart by Leslie White

18. Three Years A Traveler: One woman, One dog, Seven Rvs, and the path less traveled to heal the heart

By: Leslie White

4.31

Format: 265 pages, Kindle Edition

Leslie White knew she wanted more out of life- She found it in an unlikely place.Devastated from th… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of 150 Days: The true story of how I lost 88 pound and became a mountain goat on the Pacific Crest Trail by Lise Kristine Viken

19. 150 Days: The true story of how I lost 88 pound and became a mountain goat on the Pacific Crest Trail

By: Lise Kristine Viken

4.08

Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition

The Pacific Crest Trail will change your life... Lise Kristine Viken was an overweight nicotine sl… read more

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Cover of Alone on Purpose: Adventures of a 21st Century Mountain Man (Real-Life Adventures of the Texas Yeti Book 3) by Patrick     Taylor

20. Alone on Purpose: Adventures of a 21st Century Mountain Man (Real-Life Adventures of the Texas Yeti Book 3)

By: Patrick Taylor

4.06

Format: 191 pages, Kindle Edition

In “Alone on Purpose”, amateur adventurer Patrick Taylor pulls back the curtain covering wilderness… read more

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Cover of Crunch: A Million Snowy Steps Along the Pacific Crest Trail by Daniel Winsor

21. Crunch: A Million Snowy Steps Along the Pacific Crest Trail

By: Daniel Winsor

4.43

Format: 462 pages, Kindle Edition

In 2017, the Pacific Crest Trail wasn’t itself. Okay, so it was still dirt. A lot of dirt—almost… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Granite City: The Life of a Bandit by Norman Spells

22. Granite City: The Life of a Bandit

By: Norman Spells

3.88

Format: 115 pages, Kindle Edition

Told with raw emotion, this is the true story of one man’s journey through the formative years of t… read more

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23. Winds of Skilak

By: Bonnie Rose Ward

4.31

Format: 402 pages, Paperback

FIRST PLACE - JOURNEY AWARDS for Narrative Non-Fiction Chanticleer Book Reviews 2015 WINNER - NE… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • adventure
Cover of Forging North by G.E. Sherman

24. Forging North

By: G.E. Sherman

4.09

Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition

At the close of the 19th century, the gold rush is in full swing. A determined young man has left S… read more

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Cover of Stikine Wild - The Wilderness Years: Raising a Family in the Canadian Wilderness by Stefan Jacob

25. Stikine Wild - The Wilderness Years: Raising a Family in the Canadian Wilderness

By: Stefan Jacob

4.22

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

THE PLACE AT THE END OF ALL ROADSThe place at the end of all roads was called Glenora, beside the S… read more

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Cover of I Somehow Survived: Eyewitness Accounts from World War II by Klaus G. Förg

26. I Somehow Survived: Eyewitness Accounts from World War II

By: Klaus G. Förg

3.87

Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition

“The selection of remembered events from a cross section of Germans provides a very human account o… read more

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Cover of 80 Percent Luck, 20 Percent Skill: My Life as a WWII Navy Ferry Pilot by Ralph Alshouse

27. 80 Percent Luck, 20 Percent Skill: My Life as a WWII Navy Ferry Pilot

By: Ralph Alshouse

4.78

Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition

"My favorite part was when his wingmen told him he was trailing smoke, that somewhere in his airpla… read more

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28. Surviving Alone

By: Clay Hayes

4.65

Format: 167 pages, Kindle Edition

Alone in the wilds of British Columbia, cut off from family and friends, uncertain of how long he m… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • nature
Cover of Against The Wind: A Motorcycle Ride by Dale Arenson

29. Against The Wind: A Motorcycle Ride

By: Dale Arenson

4.25

Format: 113 pages, Kindle Edition

Come along on a ride of discovery,of the two-lane backroads of America,and the joy of riding and li… read more

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30. More than Wolverine: An Alaska Wilderness Trapline

By: Jeremiah Wood

4.33

Format: 149 pages, Kindle Edition

Jeremiah joins long time Fort Yukon, Alaska trapper Jim Firmin on his wilderness trapline in one of… read more

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Cover of Ghosts In The Wind: In The Footsteps Of Lewis & Clark by Charles Schiereck

31. Ghosts In The Wind: In The Footsteps Of Lewis & Clark

By: Charles Schiereck

4.07

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

Ghosts In The Wind - by the best selling author of Alone In The Wind. The #1 New Release in Advent… read more

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14 Best nonfiction books like Alone in the Fortress of the Bears: 70 Days Surviving Wilderness Alaska: Foraging, Fishing, Hunting by Bruce Buck Nelson

Transform Your Habits

Tent for Seven: A Camping Adventure Gone South Out West

Marty Ohlhaut

4.41

Transform Your Habits

Wander: A Memoir of Letting go and Walking 2,000 Miles to a Meaningful Life

Ryan Benz

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Duel Under the Stars: The Memoir of a Luftwaffe Night Pilot in World War II

Wilhelm Johnen

4.22

Transform Your Habits

The Last Escaper: The Untold First-Hand Story of the Legendary World War II Bomber Pilot, "Cooler King" and Arch Escape Artist

Peter Tunstall

4.45

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5 Top outdoors books like Force of Nature: Three Women Tackle The John Muir Trail by Joan M. Griffin

Transform Your Habits

Tent for Seven: A Camping Adventure Gone South Out West

Marty Ohlhaut

4.41

Transform Your Habits

The Trail

Ethan Gallogly

4.31

Transform Your Habits

Force of Nature: Three Women Tackle The John Muir Trail

Joan M. Griffin

4.44

Transform Your Habits

The Trail Provides: A Boy's Memoir of Thru-Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail

David Smart

4.32

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